Color Throwdown #461

Ohhh, I’m running late this week with my post for the Color Throwdown!  It’s been a hectic week because I’ve had to work at a different office than my own all week, and just breaking my usual routine throws me into a tizzy.  It took until this evening for me to even realize I hadn’t done my post.  My apologies to the CTD ladies for forgetting my obligations!

Here are the colors for this week…

And here’s my card…

These colors just screamed Halloween to me, but I don’t have many Halloween-ish images.  However, this cute image from Whipper Snapper Designs is one I have always kept as I love the whimsy of it so much!  I colored that lil’ pumpkin, ghost and scaredy cat witch Copic markers, framed them up with a purple gingham frame, and added some bright yellow sequins for embellishment.  A green sentiment flag completed the design.

Please be sure to stop by the CTD blog for all the challenge details, and visit the CTD team members for more inspiration…

Amy Rohl
Amy Rysavy
Barbara Anders
Broni Holcombe
Jodi Collins
Lisa Henke
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put
Vickie Zimmer
Wanda Cullen

Thanks for stopping by today!

Random Cards

Hey friends… I’m kind of slowing down on blogging lately, but having a handful of recently made cards I thought I’d share with you today.  I tend to post a lot more on Instagram… it’s so much easier to like and comment there, especially from my phone.  If you’re not in Instagram, you ought to be!  :)

This first card is actually a revision of this card I posted the other day.  I really loved playing with the Haunted Headstones stamps from Papertrey Ink, but kept looking at my card thinking it needed something, know what I mean?  And I woke up Saturday morning with this idea…

The night before, I had asked my BFF Bar what the original card needed, and she said “do you have any ghosts or skeletons?”  And I said no, I didn’t.  But when I woke up Saturday morning, I remembered these spooky faces from the new Make-It Market Min Kit:  Halloween Pin-Ups.  So I added Frankenstein, and a ghost for a little more added character to my card!  :)

Here’s another card I made a few weeks ago using this sweet Lawn Fawn Into the Woods stamp set that I won from the MarkerPOP challenge.  (I was supposed to win a different set but it was out of stock, so I picked Into the Woods instead!)

I actually made this card intending to enter it in the Share Joy challenge #5 but didn’t get it blogged in time.  I followed the sketch and the colors.  (Many thanks to my friend Katie for letting me borrow her dies for this set!)

I made this card way back in early September for Color Throwdown #358.  But the longer I looked at the card, the more I just thought it was too plain…

So then I made this card instead, but for some reason I ended up making yet another card for that CTD challenge, and never blogged either one of these!

On both of these cards I used the BG Grid background stamp from My Favorite Things, and the center was die-cut with the Luminary Circles die from Simon Says Stamp.  Then I added the Wishing die-cut, and a sentiment from the Sending and Wishing stamp set, also from Simon Says.

Finally, my husband and I have this friend who’s always bugging me about sending him a card. (Last night his dog got skunked, and he actually said I should send a get well card to the dog!)  And back in June, I was just overly busy and didn’t get a birthday card sent to him, and he became relentless in wanting a card!  So I finally sat down and made this…

I used all of the Crazy Birds from the Tim Holtz stamp set, masking them in this arrangement.  I was a little ticked off at myself for making them so off-center, so I tried adding the sentiment at the bottom to off-set.  I don’t think I succeeded, but Rick didn’t care.  He loved the card… even the inside!

LOL  I was afraid he wouldn’t get the sarcasm there, but he did!  :)

I hope you enjoyed this line-up of “catch-up” cards!  Thanks for stopping by today!

Haunted Headstones

Some of the goodies I recently got from Papertrey Ink also included these fun Haunted Headstones stamps and matching dies.  I mostly wanted them because the Haunted Headstones Sentiments mini set is so dang cute!  I just love the over-the-hill themed sentiments in the mini set, but in the meantime I thought I’d make a Halloween card for the current Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!  The challenge this time is “Going Batty” so I added some bats to the sky above my cemetery…

**I came up with a slightly updated version of this card the day after I posted this! 

 

 

Now, anyone who knows me well knows that I HATE bats with a passion!  I don’t care how many people tell me they won’t hurt me, they’re harmless, they’re more afraid of me…. blah, blah, blah.  I HATE those darn little flying rodents!  LOL  We get them in the house every now and then and I turn into a basket case.  Right now I still haven’t put Fall decorations out around the house because I won’t go into the crawl space to get them!  LOL
But anyway… I made my card with the Haunted Headstones stamps and dies, watercolored the night sky and spritzed it with some silver sprays, and added some bushes around my headstones using the Topiary Trio dies.  (Will link those later when I’m able… it appears the PTI site is down as I’m typing this.)
Happy Saturday, and I hope you have a fantastic weekend!  I have a 3-day weekend, so I KNOW it’s going to be great! 

Happy Boo to You!

With yesterday being October 1st, I had to get started again with the fabulous 30 Day Coloring Challenge sponsored by Kathy Racoosin at The Daily Marker blog!  Even though I’m sure I’ll probably struggle to keep up, I love the fun of this challenge! 

So yesterday morning before work I started coloring this image, and then finished it last night so here it is for today…

This Halloween Buddies image is from Whipper Snapper Designs, and for the simple card layout I used the current sketch from The Paper Players blog.  I colored with Copics on X-Press It blending card stock.  And with this Halloween image, my card is also for the current challenge #78 at the MarkerPOP blog.

Happy Friday!  Thanks for stopping by today!

A Day for Daisies-Happy Fall

There’s another new batch of fun images in the shop over at A Day for Daisies, and they’re perfectly sweet to get you in a Halloween mood!  Check out the new October Club Kit “Happy Candy Corn!”

Here’s my somewhat simple card… I’m having a bad week, and had to keep this pretty simple!

There’s a new challenge on the A Day for Daisies blog too, to go along with these fun new images… Get Sugared!  Be sure to check out the challenge (the challenge that I forgot to incorporate into my card…. like I said, I’m having a bad week.)

The rest of the ADFD team will have some fantastic creations to share with you today using these cute candy corn images, so be sure to check them out!

Arielle Gordon
Broni Holcombe
Danielle Kennedy
Juliana Swanson

I hope you’ll play along!  Thanks for stopping by today!

Color Throwdown #312

Hello friends!  It's time for another Color Throwdown, and this week Broni is the hostess for challenge #312.  She's bringing us into Fall with these lovely colors...

I pulled out a favorite set, LJD Primitive Pumpkins with the matching dies from My Favorite Things to make my card. 

The tag was cut using the Pierced Traditional Tag STAX, and I added a Die-Namics Woodgrain Fence behind the pumpkins.  On the Black Licorice card stock I used some graphite black Ferro to emboss some stars from the MPD Stargaze stencil, and on the Kraft card stock base I added some stripes on the left side using Steel Grey hybrid ink and Tangy Orange hybrid ink and the DC Plaid Background Builder stamp set.

Be sure to stop over at the CTD blog for all the challenge details, AND to welcome our new October Guest Designer!  And be sure to visit my Throwdown sisters for more inspiration...

Barbara Anders
Broni Holcombe
Joan Ervin
Jodi Collins
Lori Tecler
Monika Davis
Vickie Zimmer
Wanda Cullen
Tara Godfrey, October Guest Designer

Thanks so much for visiting me today!

Best Birthday Witches, part 2

My sweet sister-in-law (she’s my only sister-in-law but she’s the sweetest and the best!) is having a birthday tomorrow so I had to get one more near-Halloween birthday card made this week for her…

I had to use another sweet little witch image from A Day for Daisies for Barb’s card… this one is Little Crow Witch, and I think she’s just so darling.  My other Copic coloring idol is my friend Danielle Kennedy, so I took some clues from her darling card here to create mine today, including adding some glitter (with a black Spica glitter pen) to the crow’s feathers and to the broom.  A few silver sequins, black rhinestones, and an all-over spritz with some Perfect Pearls, and this one is ready to go!
Thanks for stopping by!  I’d love to hear from you!  It seems quiet lately… I’m feeling lonely!  :)

Best Birthday Witches

I needed to get a birthday card in the mail, and since this birthday falls so close to Halloween, I thought it’d be fun to put a little “witchy” spin on the greeting and use this new Little Moon Witch digital image I got recently from A Day for Daisies.

Desperately trying to emulate the work of one of my Copic coloring idols Broni Holcombe, I colored up my little witch and added a great glittery moon like her card shown here.  And making a Halloween card with a ADFD image allows me to enter their challenge this week.  And also, because there’s orange, I’m entering this one over at the Orange is the New Black Recipe Swap challenge, as well!  (Linda, you created a monster!)
Thanks so much for stopping by!  Smile… the weekend is almost here!

Color Throwdown #215

We’re feelin’ a little Halloweenie this week on the Color Throwdown team, so Lori has the perfect color combo for you to use!  Check out those kooky cupcake monsters!  They’re just perfect for inspiration this week!  Be sure to stop over at the CTD blog for all the challenge details, and play along!

I decided to go with a Halloween theme for my card this week, using Witchy Wryn from Tiddly Inks!

I just adore Wryn… she’s so cute and fun to color!  These colors immediately made me think of this old Basic Grey “Eerie” paper I still have on hand to use on my card and I embellished with some rhinestone-like stars.  The Retro Sketch #34 for this week was great inspiration for my layout, too.

Be sure to visit my Throwdown sisters for more inspiration this week…

Barbara Anders
Broni Holcombe
Denise Marzec
Joan Ervin
Kerri Michaud
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put
Wanda Cullen
Dawn Easton, October Guest Designer

Happy stamping, and thanks for stopping by today!

CrAzY for cAnDy!!!

Hey everyone, it's my last challenge for October on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog today and also my last challenge as a Crazy Girl! I'm trying to scale back on some of my design commitments and spend more time with family, so I've made the tough decision to leave these Crazies behind.... but I know I'll keep in touch with a lot of 'em! :)

For my challenge today, I decided since it's awfully close to being time for the kiddies to put on their costumes and head out for trick or treat, that we'd incorporate candy into our designs! I decided to simply make some candy treat bags for some of my favorite little kids at church so here are the four that I have done so far (with six more to go!) I just used some plain cello bags for the candy, tied loosely with some black ribbon (for easy access to the sweets!) and added some paper pieced pumpkins using these fabulous pumpkin stamps once again from Outlines Rubber Stamps.

Stop and see what the Crazies have to share with you today...

Barbara Anders

Cindy Haffner

Frances Byrne

Jessie Rone

Joanne Grzelak

Jocelyn Pelkey

Lynda Benden

Maria Bell

Silke Kittman

Silke Ledlow

Vicki Garrett

Thanks for stopping by today! Happy stamping!

Timeless Tuesday #140

It's Timeless Tuesday once again, and this week Silke is challenging us to create for Halloween! You can create a card or make a special project, whatever your stampy heart desires! Stop by the Flourishes blog for all the challenge details and maybe you'll be the next lucky winner of the weekly prize!

For my card, I'm using the Witching You a Happy Halloween stamp set, and some very definite Halloween colors. My black cat was stamped and cut out with a Nestabilities Classic Square die and embossed with clear embossing powder, and my zig-zag border was cut with the Classic Ric Rac Edgeabilities. The background was embossed with a spiderweb embossing folder and sanded for a distressed look. I embellished with some black Kaisercraft rhinestones, gingham ribbon and a button/twine/sentiment tag combo.

Stop and check out the Halloween inspiration from the Timeless Tuesday team, including our new team member, Mona Pendleton!

Beate Johns

Cindy Haffner

Heather Jensen

Makiko Jones

Mona Pendleton

Silke Ledlow

Rosemary Dennis, October Guest Designer

Thanks for stopping by!

Halloweenie Bellarific Friday

Happy Haunting everyone! It's a Halloweenie Bellarific Friday and da' Babes have hauled out their spookiest stamps this week to inspire you! You'll have to forgive the fact that my post is a little late... I am actually out of town right now, visiting my BFF Barbara Anders in Virginia and didn't know my blog post was still in draft!

For my card today, I am using Witchybella, along with some old Eerie papers from Basic Grey. Bella is colored with Copics on Bella's Bestest Cream cardstock, and...

...on her dress and hat I added sparkle with a Sakura Gelly Roll glaze pen.

I hope you'll stop over at Blogabella and check out all the Halloween creations from the Babes, and the Bella Sistahood AND be sure to check out our new (well, returning!) Babe, Shannan Tuebner! Ya' know anyone who participates is in the running to win some major Bella Bucks to spend in the online store! AND just for leaving a comment on the Bellarific Friday post at Blogabella you can ALSO win some Bella Bucks! Just for leavin' a comment! How easy is that?

Now, if you want to play along with us next week all you have to do is create a card using Stamping Bella stamps and this sketch from Ebrubella! Easy-peasy lemon squeezie, so no excuses.... JOIN US! Email your creation to Emily by Thursday evening!

AND, don't forget... Em surprised us with a mini-release on Tuesday, and FREE SHIPPING!! Check out this post for all the details and yummies!!

Bellarific Friday

Hey everyone, happy Bellarific Friday! For today's challenge, the Babes and the Sistahood are creating popped-up cards... get out that foam tape and pop dots and raise up the stuff on your card!

For my card, I decided to use Spooooooky Stella, along with some "Phantom" papers from Pink Paislee. Stella is colored with Copics on Bella's Bestest White cardstock.

I cut out an extra pumpkin and the bat from the image and mounted them with foam tape for added dimension, as you can see here (but of course, Stella's arm looks a little disjointed from this angle!) I also cut my letters out on the Cricut and mounted them with foam tape, too!

I hope you'll stop over at Blogabella and check out all the popped-up creations from the Babes, and the Bella Sistahood! Ya' know anyone who participates is in the running to win some major Bella Bucks to spend in the online store! AND just for leaving a comment on the Bellarific Friday post at Blogabella you can ALSO win some Bella Bucks! Just for leavin' a comment! How easy is that?

Now, if you want to play along with us next week all you have to do is create a card using Stamping Bella stamps and Fall colors! Easy-peasy lemon squeezie, so no excuses.... JOIN US! Email your creation to Emily by Thursday evening!

CrAzY for Halloween - C4C106

We're getting crazy for Halloween this week on the C4C blog with Bar as our hostess. Just create anything with a Halloween theme and join us for the challenge this week!

For my card I decided to use this cutie-patootie witch from The Cat's Pajamas "Witchy" stamp set and combined it with some Making Memories Halloween paper. Just a simple little layout for a quickie card!

See what the other Crazies have created today, too...

Barbara Anders

Cindy Haffner

Frances Byrne

Jessie Rone

Joanne Grzelak

Jocelyn Pelkey

Lynda Benden

Maria Bell

Silke Kittman

Silke Ledlow

Vicki Garrett

Thanks for stopping by, and stay tuned for another post today as I spend some more time with the girls from the Stamp Simply team!

Happy stamping!

Timeless Tuesday #135

It's Tuesday again, and that means we have a new Timeless Tuesday challenge for you at Flourishes! Beate is our hostess this week, and she's challenging us to make shaped cards.... anything other than the usual 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" A2 card. Squares, circles, Nestabilities shapes.... anything you want!

Since I just simply love to make square cards, that what I decided to do for today! As luck would have it, my card is also a sample for another card sketch over at PageMaps! I used the "Witching You a Happy Halloween" stamp set from Flourishes, along with papers from Teresa Collins.

I used a Large Circle, Pinking Circle and Nested Pennants Nestabilities on my card, and some black KaiserCraft rhinestones. My smaller pumpkin was cut out and mounted in front of the larger one with dimensional adhesive.

Stop and see what the other Timeless Tuesday designers have to share with you today...

Beate Johns

Betty Wright

Cindy Haffner

Heather Jensen

Makiko Jones

Silke Ledlow

Theresa Winslow, September Guest Designer

Speaking of Flourishes.... please stay tuned! Beginning tomorrow we have sneak peeks of three fabulous new stamp sets being released that you are going to LOVE!

Happy stamping!

Color Throwdown #158

Broni is our hostess for the Color Throwdown this week, and she's got a challenging color combo for you! I initially could not decide what I was going to do with these colors, but once I got started with an image and some papers it all came together and I LOVE these colors!

I used a new Whipper Snapper image for my card, Pumpkins and Patchwork and a mix of My Mind's Eye "All Spice" and Cosmo Cricket "Nutmeg" papers. (Hmmm... pumpkin, allspice and nutmeg... sounds like a delicious PIE!)

Stop over at the Color Throwdown blog for all the challenge details! And be sure to check out who our fantabulous Guest Designer is for September, Julee Tillman! :) Visit Julee and my Throwdown sisters blogs for more inspiration...

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe

Carole Burrage

Danielle Kennedy

Kristin Eberline

Laura Pryor

Julee Tillman, September Guest Designer

Thanks for be-bopping by today! Happy Wednesday!

Color Throwdown #156

Another Wednesday... another Color Throwdown! This week, Laura is our hostess and she's got a great color combo for you to try! I'm loving it, and I think you'll find a lot of options for using it! Give it a try, and link up your creation over on the Throwdown blog so we can see it, too!

I was thinking about those colors earlier in the week and happened to remember the wonderful shades in the "Matilda" line of papers from Cosmo Cricket, so I decided to go with a Halloween theme for my creation this week, using "Spoooooky Stella" from Stamping Bella!

The sentiment tag is computer generated... "Happy haunting, ghoul friend!" I loosely followed the sketch from Splitcoaststampers from last week for my layout.

See what the other Throwdown chics have created today using these colors...

Laura Pryor

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe

Kristin Eberline

Lori Tecler, August Guestie

Thanks bunches for stopping by today, and happy stamping!

Trick or Treat!

Happy Halloween, everyone! Doing a quickie-blog post this morning to share with you a few last Halloween cards I've made. These are all (including the "King of the Wild Things" card I posted yesterday) for some of my favorite little kids at church today, along with some CANDY of course! I was up late finishing them last night, and have to get going this morning, so very brief details are below each card, and I'll edit later with more specific links, etc.

Have a wonderful Sunday!

for Caryne.... image from Tiddly Inks

for Caitlyn.... image from Sweet November/CC Designs

for Catrina... image from Serendipity Stamps

for Lacey and Taylor.... image from My Favorite Things